Corporal 1308152 Frederick William Shenton
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Theatre of War: Home
Age at death: 23
Date of death: 26th of August 1942
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Eccleston Christchurch
BMD details:
Death registered Q3 1942 Salisbury, Wiltshire. Vol 5a page 183
Family details:
Son of Francis Frederick and Martha Alice Shenton, of Nutgrove, St. Helens.
Census details:
1939 Register. Unfortunately Frederick W is redacted. Father Francis F Shenton born 09/05/1890 a Forman Capstan Lathe Hand, mother Martha A Shenton born 27/05/1892 an Unpaid Domestic and brother Norman Shenton born 22/06/1921 Incapacitated are living at 222 Nutgrove Road, St Helens. Also at the address is widowed William Tabern born 12/06/1858 a Coal Miner Retired Hewer Below.
Notes:
Age taken from headstone.
Age taken from headstone.
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/NPC_1308152_Frederick_W_Shenton_2.jpg[/pic][caption]A newspaper clipping from the local paper[caption]
[pic]imgs/WW2_misc/Shenton_1308152.jpg[/pic][caption]Courtesy Jeff Keenan[/caption]
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[caption]The headstone of Corporal Frederick William Shenton at Eccleston Christchuch Churchyard
(Photos courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
